Fluorapatite, Pyrite & Arsenopyrite (classic locale) Hefendehl Coll.

Item Description

A 4.8 cm, classic, textbook hexagonal, apatite crystal is aesthetically set on the sculptural small cabinet matrix of sparkly pyrite crystals with arsenopyrite from the famous Panasqueira mines. The lustrous and glassy, partially translucent zoned crystal is dark olive-green to light olive-green. The 360-degree apatite is in great shape overall. The front has only trivial edge wear and the modest bruising on the back of the crystal is out-of-sight. Ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection. Kurt Hefendehl was a most well-known collector in the mineral world all over Europe with worldwide contacts to dealers and collectors. He started seriously collecting in the age of 14 and his great and various worldwide collection reached a number of over 6000 pieces. He was incredibly mineralogically active, until shortly before his passing in 2020 in the age of 82 years. His collection had, considering that high number of pieces, an unusual high quality standard from most worldwide localities. He particularly specialized in all classics; and the minerals of the Black Forest where he spent many visits collecting (that and the Germany subcollection went to his good friend Wolfgang Wendel. The Italian suite went to Marini). We have the rest to offer over the next 2-3 years, through our platforms. We have lost a great friend and connoisseur, a true mineral collector of the Golden Age. Typical mustard-yellow apatite fluorescence. Classic and showy apatite combination material from the noted locale.